Electric clothes sprinkler



Nov.29, 1966 s. A. CONOVER 3,288,375

ELECTRIC CLOTHES SPRINKLER Filed Feb. 11. 196

INVENTOR.

Sara A. Canal er United States Patent O 3,288, ELEQTRHC CLOTHESSPRKNKLER Sara A. (Sonover, 11774 .locelyn Road, Jacksonville, Fla.Filed Feb. 11, 1965, Ser. No. 431,901 1 Claim. (Cl. 239-332) Thisinvention relates to spray devices and more particularly an electricdevice for sprinkling clothes prior to ironing them.

It is therefore the main purpose of this invention to provide anelectric clothes sprinkler which will be used by anyone wishing todampen any material preparatory to ironing material.

Another object of this invention is to provide an electric clothessprinkler which will have a screw on transparent container which willhold a quantity of water and the device will have switch means to turnthe sprinkler on and oii.

Another object of this invention is to provide an electric clothessprinkler which will have a vibrator pump in the head portion which willdraw water from the transparent container in order that the water may besprinkled upon the material to be ironed.

Still another object of this invention is to provide an electric clothessprinkler which will have a convenient and comfortable handle thusallowing the device to be used without imparting any discomfort to theuser.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent froma consideration of the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing wherein a satisfactoryembodiment of the invention is shown. However, it is to be understoodthat the invention is not limited to the details disclosed but includesall such variations and modifications as fall within the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing:

The drawing is the sole view of this invention.

According to this invention, clothes sprinkler is provided with anopening 11 having threads 12 which threadingly receive the threaded neck13 of a clear plastic container 14. An alternating current vibrator pump15 is molded into clothes sprinkler 10 and a nozzle 16 extends from theouter periphery of clothes sprinkler 10 and directs water 17 ontomaterial to be ironed. Electric clothes sprinkler 10 is provided with ahollow intake tube 18 which extends downward into water 17 of container14 allowing vibrator pump 15 to draw water 17 upwards and force it outthrough nozzle 16 thereof. A hollow arcuately configurated handle 19extends from clothes sprinkler 10 and receives electric cord 20 which isattached to vibrator pump 15. A push switch 21 is pivotably secured toone side of handle 19 by means of 3,288,375 Patented Nov. 29, 1966 a pin22 and allows the vibrator pump to be shut on or off by means of aspring 23 (see phantom lines) one end of which is secured to the pin 22and the other end is positioned within the recess 24 of the switch 21.

Electric clothes sprinkler 10 is plugged into any receptacle by means ofcord 20 and the handle 19 is grasped and switch 21 is pushed forwardwhich will start vibrator pump 15 which will draw water 17 from withincontainer 14 and deliver it to spray or sprinkler nozzle 16.

What I now claim is:

An electric clothes sprinkler comprising, in combination, a transparent,spherical container having a threaded cylindrical neck portion extendingfrom the top portion thereof, a generally cylindrical cover member, avibrator pump positioned within the upper portion of said cover member,the interior of the bottom portion of said cover member being threadedfor removably receiving said cover member on said neck portion of saidcontainer, a sprinkler nozzle outwardly extending from the outerperiphery of said cover member for guiding water emitted from saidcontainer through said nozzle when said vibrator pump is in operation, adownwardly dis posed hollow intake tube secured to said vibrator pumpfor drawing the water from said container and transmitting it into saidnozzle, a handle having a hollow space therein and being firmly securedto said cover member for carrying and guiding said sprinkler, anelectric cord secured to said vibrator pump for providing the electricpower thereto, said cord being carried within said hollow space of saidhandle, an electrical switch secured to the upper extremity of saidhandle, said switch adapted to turn on said vibrator pump when it isbeing urged toward said cover member, and said nozzle being downwardlyinclined and located over the spherical side of said container, saidnozzle comprising a centrally protruding spray element in a disc-shapedspray head integrally connected by a narrow neck to said cover member.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,120,347 2/1964Duke 239332 3,173,584 3/1965 Giavasis 222--333 3,206,080 9/1965Scislowicz 222-383 FOREIGN PATENTS 198,441 9/1938 Switzerland.

OTHER REFERENCES German printed application, 1,061,704, July 1959,Klaue.

M. HENSON WOOD, JR., Primary Examiner.

R. S. STROBEL, Assistant Examiner.

